DeSmogBlog

MAY 8, 2023

By 2040, the latter is expected to double in Europe, and to account for almost a fifth of the global carbon budget worldwide. They added that, “while reusable packaging may be one of many potential solutions to explore further, we are concerned about the potential negative environmental consequences.”

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. Circular models made the rounds, starting with the design department, where a lot of negative environmental and social impacts are baked into garments, usually unwittingly. And that remains a problem.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. Dickinson College Score: 80.67 | Carlisle, Pennsylvania The very green Red Devils became carbon-neutral this past school year, with help from an LED lighting retrofit, the installation of a three-megawatt solar field on campus, and a campus-wide behavior change campaign.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

A constant stream of negative news risks giving rise to hopelessness and nihilism, it is argued , which benefits nobody and undermines efforts to tackle the very real problems the world still faces. All of these corporate efforts, on paper at least, promise to both conserve nature and capture millions of tonnes of CO2.

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Climate Tech VC

OCTOBER 28, 2024

By 2030, it aims to produce 75,000 to 100,000 tons of Lithium Carbonate Equivalent (LCE), the refined product used in batteries, enough to power 1m EVs.  Global EV adoption targets could drive demand for lithium up to 40x by 2040 compared to 2020, according to the IEA.   Now, we have more details on what’s possible.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree OECD countries must phase out existing coal by 2030, with all others following suit by 2040. I am asking corporate leaders to support a minimum international carbon price and align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement. "We need immediate action on energy.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

It also launched a Corporate Fiber and Materials Benchmark to help the fashion and textile industry take action on biodiversity. Circular models made the rounds, starting with the design department, where a lot of negative environmental and social impacts are baked into garments, usually unwittingly. And that remains a problem.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

and globally by 2040. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. LinkedIn | Personal website.

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

But the solutions are there On the other hand, the report stresses there is still time to deliver a low-carbon, sustainable economy where climate-resilient development becomes the norm. And the private sector is playing a starring role in this collective failure, as the actors that make the real economy work.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

and globally by 2040. The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Rather than focusing on the problem, 2040 is a motivating story of action. 2040 is a story of hope, finding opportunities that can mitigate climate change, and improve the lives of many. 2040 is a story of hope, finding opportunities that can mitigate climate change, and improve the lives of many. Length: 2 hours.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

As is their wont, many companies used the occasion to proclaim updated commitments — the buzzword du la semaine was "net-zero" with Walmart declaring a zero-emissions target by 2040 along with a big clean fleet promise and a pledge to "protect, manage or restore" at least 50 million acres of land and 1 million square miles of ocean by 2030.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

To me, this was a particularly silly question, as I recently finished writing an article on the future of fossil fuels and oil prices were actually negative for the first time in human history. The International Energy Agency (IEA) forecasts that if governments continue with current policies, global demand will reach 121 million b/d by 2040.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

As is their wont, many companies used the occasion to proclaim updated commitments - the buzzword du la semaine was 'net zero' with Walmart declaring a zero emissions target by 2040 along with a big clean fleet promise and a pledge to "protect, manage or restore" at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030.

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